What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
1962 · Movie · 135 min · ★ 7.9 · 83% critics
Two faded showbiz sisters live in a crumbling Hollywood mansion, trapped by old resentments and lost fame. When one becomes fully dependent on the other, their bitter rivalry turns into a tense, cruel battle for control that grows more unsettling by the day.
Based on What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
Also known as Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?
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Details
- Years
- 1962
- Release date
- 1962-10-31
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 135 min
- Critic score
- 83/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.9/10 (1,158 votes)
About
If you enjoy dark, camp-tinged psychological thrillers about fame, jealousy, and claustrophobic family conflict, this is a classic; Not for you if you want subtle drama, brisk pacing, or lighter suspense like Wait Until Dark.
Pros: intense sibling rivalry; memorable lead performances; unsettling, campy tension | Cons: drawn-out pacing; thin overall story; over-the-top acting
Themes
- beach
- sibling relationship
- based on novel or book
- insanity
- wheelchair
- sister
- aging
- alcoholism
- murder
- hollywood
- mental illness
- invalid
- +11 more
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Costume Design, Black-and-White · 1963
- Academy Award — Best Sound · 1963 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Cinematography, Black-and-White · 1963 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Actress · 1963 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actor · 1963 · nominated
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- Academy Award — Best Costume Design, Black-and-White · 1963 · nominated
Cast & crew
Bette Davis
as Baby Jane Hudson
Joan Crawford
as Blanche Hudson
Victor Buono
as Edwin Flagg
Wesley Addy
as Marty McDonald
Julie Allred
as Young Baby Jane Hudson
- AB
Anne Barton
as Cora Hudson
Marjorie Bennett
as Dehlia Flagg
Bert Freed
as Ben Golden
Anna Lee
as Mrs. Bates
Maidie Norman
as Elvira Stitt
Directed by Robert Aldrich